Returns the man on fire

Keleth · July 06, 2010, 04:09:39 PM

Hey.

Hey.

I see you're back.

This is good, as there has been a certain lack of HOT BLOOD and TROMBE while you were gone.

TROMBE~

Ren Gaulen · July 09, 2010, 09:36:18 PM

To all whom it concerns (and whom I haven't warned personally), I am leaving for yet another week of The Village. I'd really loved to stay, but a spetsnaz got to do what a spetsnaz has to do. *proceeds to dramatically put on combat uniform and load up with weapons and ammo until he is looking like a walking arsenal* And thus, I am away! *rocker jumps out of sight*

techmaster-glitch · July 09, 2010, 09:53:59 PM

I simply must ask; what is "The Village", anyway?

ShadesFox · July 09, 2010, 10:20:17 PM

It is the village where all spetsnaz go.

VAE · July 09, 2010, 10:23:12 PM

Quote from: ShadesFox on July 09, 2010, 10:20:17 PM
It is the village where all spetsnaz go.

Going under
Going under
Down under where the lights are low.. To the village where the spetznatz go
doing things i never did before inside out and coming back for more...

techmaster-glitch · July 09, 2010, 10:30:10 PM

*google*

Whoa, Ren Gaulen is special forces military?

Very impressive, kudos to him.

Tapewolf · July 10, 2010, 05:36:52 AM

Quote from: techmaster-glitch on July 09, 2010, 09:53:59 PM
I simply must ask; what is "The Village", anyway?

Figuratively or literally?

What Ren is actually doing can be explained here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacha

...however, since the place has no internet and seems to be in a mobile dead spot to boot, and Ren doesn't have any friends there he's not particularly pleased about it when his family drag him out there. He usually finds out the day before they leave, which can result in some rushed comics.
On the other hand I can kind of see where his family are coming from... gods know I very rarely go on holiday with my folks these days (not least because AC tends to interfere with that).

Figuratively, 'The Village' is a reference to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner

...partly because Ren keeps getting dragged back there, but also because the actual village where he goes doesn't actually have a name. IIRC it has a designation left over from its use in Soviet times, "Research Area 6" or something of that ilk, I forget quite what.

Turnsky · July 10, 2010, 05:59:46 AM

Quote from: Tapewolf on July 10, 2010, 05:36:52 AM
...partly because Ren keeps getting dragged back there, but also because the actual village where he goes doesn't actually have a name. IIRC it has a designation left over from its use in Soviet times, "Research Area 6" or something of that ilk, I forget quite what.

so you're saying that Ren's actually an old soviet-era experiment that sneaks out of his lab now and again?

Paladin Sheppard · July 10, 2010, 08:52:49 AM

I'd say that's entirely plausible Turnsky

Drayco84 · July 10, 2010, 08:38:23 PM

Quote from: Tapewolf on July 10, 2010, 05:36:52 AM
...partly because Ren keeps getting dragged back there, but also because the actual village where he goes doesn't actually have a name. IIRC it has a designation left over from its use in Soviet times, "Research Area 6" or something of that ilk, I forget quite what.

Sounds like the setting for a horror movie... I'd bring several firearms with 200 rounds of ammunition each. Maybe some grenades if I could get my hands on 'em...

Quote from: Tapewolf on July 10, 2010, 05:36:52 AM
Figuratively, 'The Village' is a reference to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner

Oh, cool! The Simpsons did a spoof on this!

llearch n'n'daCorna · July 11, 2010, 04:32:49 AM

Quote from: Drayco84 on July 10, 2010, 08:38:23 PM
Sounds like the setting for a horror movie... I'd bring several firearms with 200 rounds of ammunition each. Maybe some grenades if I could get my hands on 'em...

... One spare clip? That seems silly...

Drayco84 · July 11, 2010, 10:33:22 AM

Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on July 11, 2010, 04:32:49 AM
... One spare clip? That seems silly...

DAMMIT! Now that that I'm surrounded by all these freaking zombies/horror movie monsters, I KNEW I was forgetting something!

Tapewolf · July 18, 2010, 05:02:17 PM

I have received an update from Ren, apparently he managed to get away just long enough to email me.
Basically, he's going to be there for another week, hoping to be back on the 25th.

Jairus · July 18, 2010, 05:14:54 PM

Curses. It seems his handlers have gotten their hands on him again.

Brunhidden · July 21, 2010, 03:44:06 PM

i miss my borsct and caviar eatin fuzzbutt buddy

just yesterday at the laundromat i met a trio of russians (why a russian is in wisconsin ill never know) and was tempted to ask them if they knew anyone by his name

Ren Gaulen · July 25, 2010, 05:44:39 AM

..So, I am back from fighting an alien invasion. Sadly, it is not driven back yet, so I'll have to go back there eventually. But for now I am here.

Hi, everyone!

Tapewolf · July 25, 2010, 06:33:46 AM

http://www.project-future.org/strips/comic/strip126.png

Suwako · July 25, 2010, 07:04:48 AM

Stop being a bouncy ball! D:

Kidding, welcome back for now.

Ren Gaulen · July 29, 2010, 09:25:41 PM

Yep, you guessed right - I'm leaving again. See you all in a week!

Jairus · July 29, 2010, 09:52:13 PM

"Call of the Village" sounds like a made-for-TV sequel to Shyamalan's or however you spell it right movie.

Keleth · July 31, 2010, 09:22:11 PM

This isn't a summer home.

This is his real home. Considering how much he's -not- here Xp

Zedd · August 02, 2010, 06:39:44 PM

Oh gods why must the village steal you away againnnnnnn?? D:

Can I have your stuff if you die?

Jairus · August 02, 2010, 07:44:54 PM

Quote from: Drathorin on July 31, 2010, 09:22:11 PM
This isn't a summer home.

This is his real home. Considering how much he's -not- here Xp

Well, they don't go there during fall through spring. So there is that.

llearch n'n'daCorna · August 03, 2010, 03:11:18 AM

Quote from: Jairus on July 29, 2010, 09:52:13 PM
"Call of the Village" sounds like a made-for-TV sequel to Shyamalan's or however you spell it right movie.

Apparently, "Shamaladingdong" is the correct spelling.

Jairus · August 03, 2010, 09:42:57 PM

Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on August 03, 2010, 03:11:18 AM
Quote from: Jairus on July 29, 2010, 09:52:13 PM
"Call of the Village" sounds like a made-for-TV sequel to Shyamalan's or however you spell it right movie.

Apparently, "Shamaladingdong" is the correct spelling.

That sounds like a line from "We got together" from Grease, for some reason.

Turnsky · August 04, 2010, 04:07:03 AM

Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting on August 03, 2010, 03:11:18 AM
Quote from: Jairus on July 29, 2010, 09:52:13 PM
"Call of the Village" sounds like a made-for-TV sequel to Shyamalan's or however you spell it right movie.

Apparently, "Shamaladingdong" is the correct spelling.

alternatively :M. Night Shamwow

Jairus · August 04, 2010, 04:29:19 AM

Quote from: Turnsky on August 04, 2010, 04:07:03 AM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting on August 03, 2010, 03:11:18 AM
Quote from: Jairus on July 29, 2010, 09:52:13 PM
"Call of the Village" sounds like a made-for-TV sequel to Shyamalan's or however you spell it right movie.

Apparently, "Shamaladingdong" is the correct spelling.

alternatively :M. Night Shamwow

"Hey! Vince Offer here, with an Offer you can't refuse! A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-I hate my life. Do your old horror movies just not suck enough? Try the new M. Night Shamwow, guaranteed to suck anything up! Ghosts, aliens, hidden villages, water, reincarnations of ancient spirits of the planet, and evil killer trees... anything! Nothing sucks harder than the M. Night Shamwow! Call now, and we'll toss in a package of M. Night's Nuts, the perfect snack food while you enjoy how much the M. Night Shamwow sucks! You're gonna love his nuts!"

Sorry. That may have crossed a line or three somewhere in there.

Ren Gaulen · August 08, 2010, 05:26:18 AM

..I leave the city for a bloody week and all hell breaks loose. Before it was just very, very hot. Now, everything is on fire.

Well, not really on fire, but there is smoke everywhere. And it does not leave. Chances are, whereever you live you might have heard in the news that the central part of Russia is roasting in forest fires. And I am in the middle of it.

Jairus · August 08, 2010, 12:02:27 PM

"Now here we stand with their blood on our hands..."

Yeah, I was worried about it. Russia's temporarily cut off export of grain do to the hit they're taking from this, dozens are dead and thousands evacuated, carbon monoxide levels in Moscow are seven times their regular amount, and smog is everywhere. There is some good news, though.

I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico!

Turnsky · August 08, 2010, 12:07:57 PM

Quote from: Ren Gaulen on August 08, 2010, 05:26:18 AM
..I leave the city for a bloody week and all hell breaks loose. Before it was just very, very hot. Now, everything is on fire.

Well, not really on fire, but there is smoke everywhere. And it does not leave. Chances are, whereever you live you might have heard in the news that the central part of Russia is roasting in forest fires. And I am in the middle of it.

and you're out of marshmallows?